Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden (Bethlehem, Connecticut)

 house, park, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, public garden, 1760s construction, historic house museum, Colonial (architecture)

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The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden‎
9 Main Street North
Bethlehem Village, Connecticut 06751
(203) 266-7596
bethlehem.ct.us‎

Historic house (now open as a museum) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: c. 1760
- Architectural style: Colonial
- Areas of significance: Education; Architecture; Religion
- Outbuildings: numerous agricultural buildings, including barns
- Also known as: Joseph Bellamy House (historic name)
- Date added to NRHP: 4/12/1982
- Other designations: contributing property to the Bethlehem Green Historic District

This house was built for the Reverend Dr. Joseph Bellamy, a prominent Congregational minister, preacher and educator of 18th century New England. Bellamy opened a theology school in his home, reported to be the first of its kind in the country. Bellamy is considered an important figure in the First Great Awakening, a Christian revival movement of Great Britain and its colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.

NRHP #82004444